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"Hatsumi: One Grandmother’s Journey through the Japanese Canadian Internment"

2015年01月30日

FREE Director Chris Hope, a member of JANM’s Board of Governors, takes his grandmother, Nancy Hatsumi Okura, to visit the sites in Canada where she was incarcerated during World War II. The story comes to life in vivid detail as the two discuss Okura’s wartime experiences for the first time. The film follows Hope and Okura across Canada and, unexpectedly, around the world. Read an interview with director Chr...

Nisei Servicewomen in World War II

2013年05月18日

Former U.S. Cadet Nurse Aiko "Grace" Obata Amemiya will speak about her experiences serving in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. Born and raised in Northern California, Grace was student at the University of California School of Nursing when the U.S. declared war on Japan. Like over 110,000 other Japanese Americans, Grace and her family were forcibly removed from their home and incarcerated at the Turl...

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Holiday Cards

2005年12月10日

Design variations of greeting cards to share in the spirit of the winter season. $8 for National Museum members; $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission. Reservations are recommended.

World AIDS Day/Day With(out) Art

2005年12月01日

"Day Without Art" began in 1989 as the national day of action and mourning in response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Since then, "Day With(out) Art" has grown into a collaborative project in which an estimated 8,000 museums, galleries, art centers, service organizations, libraries, high schools, and colleges take part to help increase public awareness of this global pandemic. The National Museum is proud to join these e...

Doll and Tea Party

2005年03月19日

Join us for tea and dessert and meet some of the dolls in the National Museum's collection. Bring your own doll or action figure for a morning of storytelling.

To Dwell in This Place: Faith, Justice, and Healing Post-September 11th

2004年08月12日

The exhibition's final public program looks at the faith community's continuous call for justice tempered by compassionate understanding. This ecumenical panel includes some of the region's foremost religious leaders, including RABBI ALLEN FREEHLING, executive director of LA City Human Relations Commission. JONATHAN KIRSCH, book columnist for the Los Angeles Times and best-selling author, will moderate the panel. Pre...

Henry Sugimoto Exhibition Art Talk

2001年07月14日

Ron Stroud, artist and the designer of the Henry Sugimoto: Painting an American Experience exhibition, will discuss selected works of Henry Sugimoto.

Cold Tofu Improv

2000年08月17日

Join the Museum for an evening of laughs featuring the multi-cultural and enormously entertaining Cold Tofu for a night of improv.

Kiri-e Cards

1998年01月17日

Craft Class Instructor: Ryoko Shibata Learn the art of kiri-e and make beautiful cards. Shibata Sensei will teach us new techniques in creating these works of art. Fun for everyone. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required by January 10. Limited space available. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

Community Issues Series

1997年10月30日

Thursday Evenings at the Museum Performance & Video Screening Video and performance artist Kip Fulbeck explores the Hapa male experience through hilarious stories of dating, family, and pop culture. From Bruce Lee to David Carradine to Connie Chung, Fulbeck pokes fun at media stereotypes, interracial dating patterns, and icons of race and sex in Asian America. Currently an Associate Professor of Studio Art and As...